Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 2.2 times more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW139.88
|
$13.54
€12.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.20
|
$9.21
€8.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.51
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.18
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.76
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.11
|
$5.29
€4.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW132.93
|
$4.66
€4.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW65.55
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.48
|
$3.67
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.66
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.28
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.76
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.87
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.89
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.92
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
pay 69.0% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW137.07
|
$7.03
€6.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,005.09
|
$32.49
€29.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW217,231.15
|
$29,240.65
€26,933.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW329.18
|
$10.18
€9.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,919.87
|
$28.32
€26.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,125.58
|
$729.51
€671.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,331.00
|
$520.65
€479.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,266.11
|
$228.75
€210.70
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,020.64
|
$450.86
€415.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW159,696.94
|
$6,560.19
€6,042.64
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.79
|
$5.41
€4.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW59.56
|
$3.78
€3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW69.83
|
$5.90
€5.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,103.34
|
$56.45
€52.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW84.56
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
pay 75.7% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW665.68
|
$87.49
€80.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW712.61
|
$35.26
€32.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,447.26
|
$87.51
€80.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,385.28
|
$101.02
€93.05
|
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